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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Monday, July 16th, 2012
THE seeming peace in Bayelsa was shattered on Monday, as suspected cultists, armed with sophisticated weapons, unleashed terror, in Yenagoa, the state capital, when they allegedly shot to death two middle-aged men, including the security aide to Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, simply identified as “British.” Nigerian Tribune authoritatively gathered that the victims, who were from […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Monday, July 16th, 2012
THE people of Kogi State, on Monday, lost one of the oldest first class traditional ruler, Alhaji (Dr) Aliyu Obaje, the Attah of Igala, who dies at the age of 102. Dr Obaje died on Monday at Idah, at about 2.00 p.m. The late Attah Igala was enthroned on November 2, 1956. He was the […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, July 16th, 2012
LAGOS State government, on Monday, commenced the demolition of the large Makoko waterfront slum. It will be recalled that the state government, on July 12, had warned Makoko residents that the structures they had mounted on the waterfront were not only illegal, but also constituted environmental nuisance. According to information gathered, a letter from the […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Monday, July 16th, 2012
THE Ekiti State government has faulted the state police command for not making any arrest in the alleged murder of a 70-year-old woman, Mrs Rebecca Adewumi, in Omuo, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state on allegations that she was a witch. A statement by the state Ministry of Women Affairs, Social Development and […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Monday, July 16th, 2012
The Suspects THREE suspects namely: Sunday Johnson, 17; Oladipupo Kayode, 24 and Jimoh Olorunsola, are now in police net for alleged robbery and rape of a 14-year-old girl in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. They are said to be a member of a five-man gang, of which two others are at large. The […]
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Edo, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Sunday, July 15th, 2012
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on his re-election saturday for another term in office. In a statement signed by Mr. Reuben Abati, Special advicer on media and publicity to the president, Jonathan also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, its personnel and the nation’s security services for ensuring that […]
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Edo, Governors, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, July 15th, 2012
The Governor of Edo State , Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has been re-elected to pilot the affairs of the state in the next four years. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sunday, declared Mr Adams Oshiomhole of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the Edo governorship election, held on Saturday. The Returning Officer, […]
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Edo, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Saturday, July 14th, 2012
Airhiavbere, Oghiadomhe, Ogbemudia lose units By Simon Ebegbulem Amid initial hitches, enthusiastic voters yesterday trooped out to cast their votes in the Edo State governorship election. Early results from some polling units in Edo Central and Edo South Senatorial Districts appeared to favour Oshomhole of the ACN. For instance, the candidate reportedly won in seven […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Saturday, July 14th, 2012
By KINGSLEY OMONOBI A commercial aircraft, en route Lagos from Jos, rammed its wings into an airforce C-130 aircraft on the tarmac of Jos airport as it was about to take off, yesterday. The C-130 aircraft was in Jos to airlift students of the Airforce Military School and Airforce Girls Military School both in the […]
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Bayelsa, First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, State News
Saturday, July 14th, 2012
The Bayelsa State Government has stated that the appointment of the wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan, is in accordance with ongoing general reforms in the state’s public service. According to the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seriake Dickson on Media and Public Affairs, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the state government believes that the services […]
